by Steven Johnson, DO Over the past six years, a devoted group of biodynamic gardeners has been collaborating with Uriel Pharmacy in North America to integrate local plants into existing anthroposophic remedies, create new medicines, and explore previously unused medicinal plants and minerals. Recent additions include Monotropa uniflora (Indian Ghost Plant) for trauma … [Read more...] about The Healing Plant Initiative – A Path Forward
Agriculture
Fire and Ashes
by Steven Johnson, DO I had the great privilege to attend an Indian Ceremony just after the spring equinox. A group of us surrounded a ceremonial fire on a windy Spring afternoon. A ceremony of offering was generously gifted to our Camphill community medicinal garden by descendants of the local Mohican Indians whose ancestors had once walked these very lands. This … [Read more...] about Fire and Ashes
The Gift of Three Kings – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – Experiences and Perspectives from a Biodynamic Gardner and Two Anthroposophic Doctors
The three substances of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh are known around the Christian world through the traditional bible story of the three kings gifting them to at the birth of the Jesus child in the Saint Mathew’s gospel. Actually, these gifts call upon us to recollect even more ancient inner memories belonging to the Mysteries of old. Kings – wise men, magi, initiates – … [Read more...] about The Gift of Three Kings – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – Experiences and Perspectives from a Biodynamic Gardner and Two Anthroposophic Doctors
Biodynamics, Social Justice and Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course
An article by Cory Eichman, Biodynamic Farm Manager at the Saugeen River CSA in Ontario One of the first thoughts Rudolf Steiner brings in the Agriculture Course, his 1924 series of lectures to farmers that form the basis of biodynamics, is that “Agriculture touches every aspect of human life.” So the question isn’t “Does biodynamics have anything to do with social … [Read more...] about Biodynamics, Social Justice and Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course
Youth and Nature
Dear Friends,We hope you enjoy this first episode of recorded conversation hosted by the Foundation for Health Creation (FHC). In this episode, titled “Youth and Nature” (see video below), we filmed an unscripted conversation between young people from different backgrounds and parts of the country. All of them are genuinely searching for answers through nature and new ways of … [Read more...] about Youth and Nature